Legal Opinion

Brown v. Brown

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided March 31, 1928PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swiggart

The petitioner, Martha Bowland Brown, filed her petition on August 20, 1927, in the Circuit Court of Davidson County, averring a final judgment upon her previous application for divorce, and a judgment of April 4, 1927, awarding alimony in the sum of $32,800.

The petition averred that the defendant, John C. Brown, had in his hands at least $8,000’, the proceeds of a tract of land which he had sold after representing to the petitioner that he would apply the proceeds on said judgment for alimony; that the defendant had fraudulently disposed of a personal estate of at least $40,000, in order to…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Wetmore v. MarkoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
  2. Audubon v. ShufeldtSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
  3. Lyon v. LyonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1851
  4. Ex Parte DavisTexas Supreme Court · 1908
  5. Williams v. WilliamsTennessee Supreme Court · 1921

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. MitchellTennessee Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Raskind v. RaskindCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1959
  3. Bradshaw v. BradshawCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1939
  4. Spalding v. SpaldingCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1980
  5. Chappell v. ChappellCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1952

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